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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe one option for a school like Shepherd Elementary where the neighborhood is not supplying enough elementary students to keep the school occupied (only 34% in-bounds) is to convert it to a PK-8 school.  The school infrastructure is already in place.  If DCPS sends in some middle school teachers, them Shepherd could use its extra building capacity to truly serve that neighborhood's population of students all the way through high school.  Could be implemented very quickly since the school and neighborhood infrastructure is already in place.

I know that's an outside-the-box idea, and people will probably hate it on principle.  But what's wrong with it?[/quote]

Shepherd is a small school that only has capacity of 360 students and is currently at 360 students. Where would these other grades be housed?[/quote]

Only one-third of Shepherd is currently in-bounds students.  With a shift, the in-bounds neighborhood students would fully occupy the school for PK-8, which means fewer OOB students would be needed to fill in the excess space.  Making a shift like this takes pressure off Deal, and focuses Shepherd on its strong neighborhood.  Why wouldn't Shepherd Park families want their children to have an option to attend middle school in their very own neighborhood?  Seems like a huge win for Shepherd Park.[/quote]

No one wants this. Please see the current ECs that are being dismantled. Save yourself the keystrokes.[/quote]

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